Florida is No. 1 for marijuana grow houses

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Nationwide demand for high-potency marijuana has turned Florida into a top producer of hydroponic weed, and hundreds of South Floridians are turning their homes into lucrative grow houses, according to local law enforcement.

The illegal drug nurseries are hidden everywhere from million-dollar homes to run-down apartments, putting unsuspecting neighbors in serious danger, police said. Some grow houses are discovered only after explosions or fires.

Last year, more marijuana grow houses were seized in Florida than in any other state, despite a drop in overall numbers, according to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. Florida law enforcement agencies raided 818 houses, followed by California's 791.
Not all agencies report their findings to the DEA.

The heart of the industry is in South Florida, where police have burned more than 1,000 plants so far this year in undercover stings with the South Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

Now growers are learning high-tech tricks to hide their plants from undercover investigators.

"The bad guys are getting smarter, and we're not finding them all," said Capt. Joe Mendez, who oversees HIDTA's marijuana task force in South Florida.


Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/...rida-is-no-1-for-marijuana.html#ixzz1PN5EgG5W
 
lol bad guys


I can tell you right now.. Law enforcement in Florida is an absolute joke.. I've been in the game long enough to see it from all angles and it's a total joke. No wonder we get away with so much
 
Same here man^

The pill/drug game around Florida is so on point right now i don't think they could put a dent in it if they tried, i remember like 15 years back there was nothing but mid's and regs around, now it's nothing but fire dank bud.
 
The bad guys...hahaha sure LEO's, the bad guys. The guys that mind their own damn business and smoke buds rather than raiding peoples houses to go after said buds which are harmless. I mean, seriously, what is so dangerous about weed besides the laws against it? People wouldn't have to set up grows that could potentially be a fire hazard if it were more accessible. I'd say that is the only realistic issue with weed.
 
The illegal drug nurseries are hidden everywhere from million-dollar homes to run-down apartments, putting unsuspecting neighbors in serious danger, police said. Some grow houses are discovered only after explosions or fires.
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Whoa, I never knew weed exploded better not get that stuff near fire.
 
They make it sound like grow houses explode as frequently as say a meth lab...
I've not read once about a grow house exploding... I can understand a fire, if the person doing the wiring is clueless (highly probable) but generally i'd say people investing money into their grow ops are going to error on the cautious side so as to avoid disasters like fires and ... explosions?

Are fertilizers used in grows, even hydro ops, flammable? News to me if it is... all the more reason to stick to low key natural fertilizers...

Also when I first saw the title I thought, "No Way. That simply can't be true" but then after thinking about it, the good buds coming outa Cali, BC, or Colorado have to travel a long long way to make it to Florida so they are probably on the end fo the supply chain, so it makes sense that they are seeing a boom in home grows
 
f33lg00d said:
Whoa, I never knew weed exploded better not get that stuff near fire.
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two grow houses have gone up in flames in my neighborhood over the past couple of years. Both times it's been electrical fire.

(the constant lightning storms down here cause frequent voltage spikes; my house is militarized with surge protectors)

Obviously the solution is to legalize marijuana cultivation so it can be grown outdoors.
 
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